Mechanical coursing device



Nov. 27 1923. AE

l F. T. HERBERT, sa

MECHANICAL coURsING DEvIcE Filed NOV. 20. 1922 2 Sheets-Shee INVEQTORNov. 27, 1923. l 1,475,824

F.T.HEREERT,SR

MECHANICAL COURS ING DEVICE Filed Nov. 20, 1922 Sheets-Sheet 2' F# Q. 1\1 l W b m i S1 HAZ! l. i Utl@ INVENTOR ATTORNEY lll Pelenleel Non, 2"?,llf

' FRED T.

HERBERT, SR., FA VVYGMING, DIELAWBE.

:1 xneohzmicalcoureing (leviee in which figure representing an animalis; supported "from o vehicle, such es a motorcycle en lus which whenthe vehicle lepropelled has movement imparted herelowhereby the seidligure is caused to simulate e running animel.

To the attainmentol he foregoing, nml other objects-which will piesentthemselves as the nature of the invention is beller un dexsood,reference lo he had to the eccompanying dren/ings and which. form peetof this application. 1

ln lhe drawings:

Figure l is e View el? he impiovemenl etteehell to e motolcyele.

Figure il is e.v Seelionel `View line with he lengilzeilinel plane el herofl or axle suppoet lor the impiowveinenlJ0 Figure 3 is; a sectie-nalView on he line ol.t Figufe 2.

Figure l ie e, secl-ionel W4 of Figure l.

My improvement is clesignefl to elor en inexpensive end simple eviee fornee publie spectacles el' Clogs pursuing en meth liciel animal.

Referring now lo the clmwinge in Cle'eil the numeral 'l desiguales apreferably power propelled Vehicle, the same in the showing of thedrawings, being in the nature of en, ordinary motorcycle. To lehe lowerportion View on the line of the frame of the motorcycle, attach e soekethearing 2, thai; receives therein e, hell head 3 on one end of a rofl.oi axle Il.

.lournaled on the rod l adjacent lo the upper end thereof, lhere is aWheel 5. Preferably the Wheel is rubber 'tired and is'joun nailed onanti--r'ictiouel hearings. The wheel 5 has e peripheral lug 6pi'ojecting from the innei` face thereof. f

0n the rod l there is integrally formell an upwardly fliieelsing springwhich constia tutef parallel members 6 eorineoled .hy e brace 7. Themembers 6 elrelclle the upper ortion of the wheel 5, en, ehe Seial'memers have el then appel encle inwerflljj elif hilfen on e v4lfsee endadjusmhly seem ioeterl pivots 8 whioh limi bearings in sull-v zihleeoekele in he Sides ol e li ure 9 which., in the present instance, is 1ntie nature olanimals may he employed.

#leoni-ell lo end depending angulux'ly from the belly of the rehhil. isn Contact mun lll 'i .lhe pelli of engagement with the lug e on he wheel5. he well-lo stele lhet the lug' G is heeded and has arranged hexeon eroller ll to reduce riegion when brought into conleelzing en@ gagernentWith-the arm 10.

gegernent with e slopeleinen l2 to one of the vertical bereof thewheehlhe seid stop elemenlJ prefeiehly having H+ its outer enil aeompiessihle hulle? 13. T 1, ligure. S)

has its erm l() norn'ially susteine. in con; le

frame. The eonneetion heween thefelemens enel molo? frame is Such as lopei'neit e vertical swinging of the red e, hul". is also such ee toprevent. eide swaying el the .roll with respeetlo the motorcycle.

There is also Secured 'lo unile? enel lhe rofl :l eehle 1G which mayhave en the motor ned, when e pullr .ig the rod l upl'eme :incl which isles le exerted thereon, io s Wezclly, as when the wheel 5 ie in #hepelli lll? rlii'eelzl to the rem* of the oreleos thereof, N13

so that when liewvheel' is in ground eenmeting position, `he turning ofthe 'seul Wheel will enlise lille roller ll on lhe lingY 6 lo rialeegnins, the inclined nim l() to swing the year end of the figureupwardly. When the eollei rieles o5 of the erm the expended Spring 14will ietuln theenimal ligure' lo initie-l position, the conteoingengagement el: the 'erm lwih the buller on elle of the stop element l2sustaining the ligure iu il@ such poeieion until egein oonteelefl @heroller'. The erm l() 1e compel-m.;

ln this connection it may' @e lne erm l0 is normally in contacting enil@

